Best PlacesComo, St. Paul, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Como, St. Paul, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Como, St. Paul ranks 1,348th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Como, St. Paul
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Como, St. Paul's strengths and weaknesses
Where Como, St. Paul ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Como, St. Paul ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC, better than only 31% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 41% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Como, St. Paul
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Como, St. Paul home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $91,783; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Como, St. Paul's effective rate of 1.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Como, St. Paul
Como, St. Paul's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Como, St. Paul.
Who works in Como, St. Paul, and how
Work in Como, St. Paul centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Como, St. Paul
Como, St. Paul has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Como, St. Paul and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Como, St. Paul, month by month
Como, St. Paul sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Como, St. Paul
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Como, St. Paul
Schools across Como, St. Paul average a C, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Great River Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- New Century SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Chelsea Heights ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roseville Area MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Murray Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Hmong College Prep Academy MsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Great River SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Roseville Area Senior HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12B− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Como, St. Paul school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Como, St. Paul measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Como, St. Paul against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Como, St. Paul
Is Como, St. Paul a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Como, St. Paul ranks 1,348th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, a stable housing market, and health care access, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Como, St. Paul expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,993. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $91,783 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Como, St. Paul safe?
Yes, Como, St. Paul is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare Como, St. Paul with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Como, St. Paul. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Como, St. Paul represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Como, St. Paul detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Como, St. Paul: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Como, St. Paul: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Como, St. Paul: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Como, St. Paul: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Como, St. Paul detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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